Anze Kopitar

In predicted order of finish Pacific Division 1. KINGS 2013-14: 46-28-8 (100 points), 3rd. Coach Darryl Sutter wants more from the kids, and wingers Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson look ready to deliver. Sutter also will have a full season of Marian Gaborik, who scored a playoff-leading 14 goals during the Kings' run to a second Stanley Cup in three seasons and clicked with Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. Defenseman Drew Doughty is poised for a Norris Trophy-winning season. The Kings' biggest obstacle might be fatigue from playing 64 playoff games the last three seasons. They're solid from top to bottom. 2. DUCKS 2013-14: 54-20-8 (116), 1st. Their playoff seeding...

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There are, most assuredly, few secrets when it comes to the Kings and the Canucks.
Kings center Anze Kopitar gave a look of understanding when that concept was broached following their 3-1 victory over Colorado on Saturday night at Staples Center.
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Kings center Anze Kopitar and his linemates put on something of a clinic in the offensive zone, an impressive show of possession late in the third period.
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Wild-card madness.
The Kings finally got the combination they've been looking for the last little while: help from the out-of-town scoreboard and then not squandering that assistance in a key division game.
Done and done.
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Update: The Kings, who have won back-to-back games after losing three straight, didn't practice Friday and instead posed for their team photo. Center Anze Kopitar, whose scoring has slipped this season,...

One of the primary ways to get the Kings annoyed is to suggest they are simply waiting to flip the switch for when it really counts.
They've heard it nearly everywhere. From Anaheim to El Segundo. From Winnipeg and now in Edmonton.
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Fans at Staples Center were just getting settled in their seats Monday night when Kings center Anze Kopitar promptly got them standing again.Less than one minute into the Kings' game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kopitar fired at the Toronto goal...

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Anze Kopitar didn't think it was a big deal that he needed several stitches to repair the damage done Saturday when a high stick cut through the side of his right ear in the second period of the Kings' game against San Jose.
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It was probably best not to remind Anze Kopitar about what happened to the most recent Kings player to be named the NHL’s No. 1 star.
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